BEIRUT: Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found strangled to death in a Beirut apartment, a Lebanese judicial official said on Tuesday, adding one of three suspects had been arrested.

“The security services found the body of the former lawmaker on Monday night, and confirmed his identity on Tuesday,” the official said on condition of anonymity.

His family had previously reported him missing to Lebanese authorities, according to the source.

Alwani was sentenced to death in Iraq in 2014 for the murder of two soldiers, but was ultimately released from prison last year.

He came from a prominent Sunni tribe, the Albou Alwan, which at the time was fighting against the militant Islamic State in the western province of Al-Anbar.

He was also a prominent supporter of a 2013 protest movement against the Lebanese government.

Alwani arrived in Beirut last week.

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2026